Islam in Britain: December 2023

Arab News, Muhammad again most popular baby boy’s name in UK, 15 Dec 2023 "Statistics from BabyCentre, reported on by The Mirror, show almost two dozen Muslim names for boys and girls among the top 100 for each gender." The listing is here

Islamic Algorithms

Gary R. Bunt is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Principal Investigator for the ESRC funded Digital British Islam project; Co-Investigator for the CHANSE funded Digital Islam Across Europe project.

Prof. Bunt's book Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority was published in 2018. A new book, Islamic Algorithms, is out in May 2024.

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Islam in Britain

Friday 15 December 2023

'Muhammad' is top male baby name in UK